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SYLVANUS D. .IDNESfOF NORTI-I DIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

'WASHING-MACHINE To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SrLvANUs l). Jonas, of North Dighton, in the county`of I'Vorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improved1lWashing-Machine; and I do hereby declare the same to be fullydescribed in the following specification and re )resented in theaccompanying drawings, o which Figure l, denotes a top view. Fig. 2, aside elevation and, Fig. 3, a longitudinal section of it. F ig. 4, is abottom view of the corrugated dasher.

In the drawings A, denotes a cylindrical vessel or suds reservoir, thesame having a secondary or removable bottom B, which is perforated withnumerous holes and rests on a ledge or flange a, a, extendinghorizontally from the inner face of the vessel A.

C, is the cover of the reservoir which is formed in two parts a', l),each part being hinged to the side of the reservoir so as to be readilyturned outward as circumstances may require.

D, is a vertical spindle or shaft which carries a wheel or circular diskE, and a dasher F, the former of these being fixed stationary upon theshaft, while the lat-fer is so applied as to be adjustable in a verticaldirection. The lower part of the shaft D, is formed with a socketextending longitudinally, the same being for the reception of a shaftGr, extending up vertically through the axis of the dasher, the twoshafts I) and G being confined together by means of a set screw c. Thesaid dasher is attached to the lower end of the shaft I), and isarranged horizontally in a plane parallel to the disk E, and by means ofthe set screw c, can Areadily be adjusted at any proper distance fromthe secondary perforated bottoni of the reservoir. The said dasher is afiat disk or wheel having a series of radial pyramidal openings orspaces e, c, formed vertically through it seen in Fig. 4, andfurthermore the lower surface is corrugated or grooved radially as seenin said figure, the object of the said openings being for the purpose ofallowing the swash of the water to pass through as well as to give aserpentine action to the clothes to be washed.

The shaft D, is supported in two bearings, the lower one of which is inthe center of the top of the reservoir while that part of the shaftwhich extends above the disk E, takes a bearing between two bars f, g,one

end of each being hinged to a standard 7L, which projects up from the`vessel A. lIhe other ends of such bars embrace another such standard2f, and are supported on a nut or rest 7c, arranged on the said bar, thewhole being not only to support the bars f, g, but to enable them to bemoved apart as shown by dotted lines in Fig. l. Vhen the bars are insuch positions, the shaft D, its disk E, and the dasher F, may bereadily removed from the vessel A. A driving shaft 0, having one of itsends supported by a frame or standard H, and the other by the vessel A,(or an ear projecting from the same) is arranged not only with respectto thevessel A, as shown in the drawings but carries on its end adjacentto the said vessel a cam or arm m, and besides the driving shaft carriesan adjustable wheel or disk I, the same being disposed near the outerend of the shaft, but so applied as to be capable fof'being moved towardand up tothe arm or cam m, when desirable. Gn rotating the shaft 0, thesaid cam or arm m, during each revolution of the lshaft and by itsaction upon the disk E, will not only elevate ,the disk, the shaft andthe dasher, but at the same time will rotate the whole through an arc ofa circle and afterward permitV them to drop downward.

Having thus described the construction of my machine, I would remarkthat the obj ect of my placing the cam m, and the disk I, upon thedriving shaft and so as to act in conjunction with the disk E, is togive two different actions to the dasher whereby I am enabled to washvery coarse and dirty clothes or articles, as well as those of thefinest texture, without tearing or injuring them.

My plan of operation is as follows. I first put the dirty clothes intothe suds reservoir (the same being supposed to be supplied with a properamount of suds or water) and next adjust the dasher at a proper distancefrom the disk E, then by turning the shaft 0, the dasher during eachrevolution will be alternately elevated and depressed by means of thecam acting on the disk E, and the force of gravity whereby a continualpounding or stamping is produced upon the articles to be washed afterthe greater part of the dirt is removed I slide the adjustable wheel ordisk I, against the cam m, and next raise the disk E, so as to allow thedisk I, to come -into contact with the under surface of the disk E, andinally I adjust the dasher by means of the set screw so as to act uponthe clothes with a proper degree of force. If now We put the drivingshaft in revolution a continued rotary motion will be imparted to thedasher so as to produce a less violent action upon the clothes, onewhich although equally effective in removing the dirt from those notmuch soiled is very little liable to injure the finest fabrics.

I claim- 1. My improved Washing machine having its reservoir A, itsdasher F, its shaft D, its Y disk E, and cranked arm m, constructed 15and arranged in relation to each otherand so as to operate as specified.e 2. The employment of the adjustable disk I, in combination with thevessel A, the dasher F, the shaft D, the disk E, and so asy 20 tooperate in'manner as set forth.

SYLVANUS D. JONES.

